London Opens Schedule & UFCs Michael Bisping Seminar

Posted on | May 13, 2011 | No Comments

London International Opens Weekend – June 4th & 5th 2011 – The O2 London
The London Soccer Dome, O2 Arena, Greenwich SE10 ODX

From the promoters who bring you The Seni Combat Sports Expo and Disneyland European Festival of Martial Arts, Fighters Inc are to hold The London International Open Championships at The London Soccer Dome at the O2 Arena. The Soccer Dome is the former David Beckham Academy and a fantastic open plan facility for sport and the UKs most ! prestigious tournament series is the first martial arts event to be held there.

8 tournaments featuring 2000+ athletes across 24 matted areas
Hosted on state of the art 3G Grass at an exclusive 2012 Olympic venue

Open to all – Great medals plus some big cash prizes for winners in the new Kurash event.
Clubs and competitors are invited to register their teams/individuals to compete in their choosen disciplines.

Schedule:-

Saturday 4th June 2011

London Intl Judo Open – Juniors & Youth
Gracie BJJ Invitational OPEN
The MMA League
London Intl “KURASH” Open*

Sunday 5th June 2011

London Intl Judo Open – Seniors & Masters
London Challengers “NOGI” Open
London Intl Karate Open (WKF Rules)
BTC Taekwondo Team Championships
The MMA League

Register to compete.

If you would like to take your place in one of the tournaments listed above these are the contact details!!

Judo – https://www.onlineentries.co.uk/events/london/
Karate – Toyakwaikarate@aol.com
MMA – mmaleag! ue@hotmail.com / www.mmaleague.tv
BJJ / NOGI – www.efnsports.com
Taekwondo – orders@taekwondopromotions.co.uk
Kurash – avasports@btconnect.com

Further details about the tournament series or for our 2012 championships which will be held at the international combat sports expo, Excel London clickwww.TheLondonOpens.com or email us at info@fightersinc.net

Michael “The Count” Bispings Super Seminar at The London Opens

Saturday 4th June 2011 – 4pm-6pm
The London Soccer Dome, O2 Arena, Greenwich

UFCs headliner and British Ultimate Fighter, Michael Bisping will put on a Super Seminar at the London Open championships. This is a chance to train with Britain’s biggest MMA name. The session will last for 2 hours followed by a signing & photograph session. For training and/or s! pectator/meet and greet tickets log onto either Ticketweb.co.uk or click the ticket page on www.fightersinc.net. Fighters Inc director Joe Long states “We are looking forward to working with Michael once again after organising his after party at the O2 following UFC120 and now having him teach a special seminar as part of the London International Opens weekend.”

A word about our Sponsors!

Primetime – Sky Channel are now one of the leading broadcasters of cutting edge fightsports. Primetime is the home of MMA super show Strikeforce and its grand prix super heavyweight 8 man tournament. The first part of the Grand Prix saw the infamous Fedor eliminated from the tournament by Silva and the next grand prix is set to air live on Primetime on June 18th. Primetime also aired the last Amir Khan fight as well as continuing to screen the prestiogious Super Six World Boxing Classic. The channel is a PPV and can be purchased by logging onto www.primetimelive.co.uk

CombatAndStrength.com – Coming soon a brand new website for the combat and strength sports community. C&S will feature a range of cutting edge products and opportunities for fighters, bodybuilders, athletes and fans alike. The site launches in June so click through or follow via twitter @combatstrength.

Adidas – Has a strong affliation with martial arts and AVA Sports, one o! f the Uks leading distributors of Karate, Judo, BJJ and Taekwondo equipment will be at the London Opens with the latest in their range.

It might not be Seni expo year but the London Opens will have a small range of stands and some interesting opportunities avaliable across the weekend! With 24 state of the art mats being laid from four different matting companies this is an ideal time for gym or club owners to pick up a bargain and take the mats away! More details in advance about the range of London Open mats from info@fightersinc.net

One to watch out for:-
Action superstar DOLPH LUNDGRENs new movie is out soon on DVD. Renowned for movies such as The Expendables and Rocky, “Direct Contact” features him as an imprisoned ex US Special Forces soldier trying to earn his freedom by taking on a dangerous mission. The explosive, hard-hitting DIRECT CONTACT will be available to buy on DVD from the 13th June. ! Watch out for our next FAN News dedicated to the movie, with c! ompetiti on to win copies of the film.

Other UK events coming up:
14/15 May – British Judo Open – K2 Crawley
14 May – UCMMA, London
21 May – Degale v Groves,Pro Boxing, O2 London
21 May – BAMMA, Wembley
21 May – MA Action, Norwich
22 May – Chi Sau, Luton